1. 北
  2. 朝
  3. 鮮

北

Previous (程)Next (边)
  • 315th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 312 words
  • Component in 15 characters

Decomposition

1Once
北→
匕
2Radical
北→
北N/A
3Graphical
北→
北

Pinyin & Meaning

1. běi (bei3)north • to be defeated (classical)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 北 běi (bei3)The component 匕 is pronounced as 'bǐ' (bi3). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 北 běi (bei3)The component 北 is pronounced as 'běi' (bei3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

北 also appears in:
北背乘剩燕乖冀骥嵊褙邶酀醼讌驥

Example Words

Common

北京 

Uncommon

北京人 
北京市 
北区 (北區)
北国 (北國)
北大 
北平 
北爱 (北愛)
北斗 
北方 
北极 (北極)
北极熊 (北極熊)
北欧 (北歐)
北海 
北海道 
北美 
北部 
北门 (北門)
北非 
南北 
台北 
天南地北 
东北 (東北)
东北亚 (東北亞)
江北 
河北 
河北省 
湖北 
湖北省 
华北 (華北)
西北 
西北部 

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朝

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  • 593rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 179 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
朝→
龺月
2Radical
朝→
十ten日sun/day十ten月moon
3Graphical
朝→
一丨口一一丨冂二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cháo (Chao2)abbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea
2. cháo (chao2)imperial or royal court • government • dynasty • reign of a sovereign or emperor • court or assembly held by a sovereign or emperor • to make a pilgrimage to • facing • towards
3. zhāo (zhao1)morning

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 朝 zhāo (zhao1)The component 龺 is pronounced as 'zhuó' (zhuo2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

朝 also appears in:
潮嘲謿

Example Words

Common

今朝 
天朝 
朝着 (朝著)
朝阳 (朝陽)
朝阳区 (朝陽區)
朝鲜 (朝鮮)

Uncommon

元朝 
北朝鲜 (北朝鮮)
南朝 
唐朝 
宋朝 
明朝 
有朝一日 
朝代 
朝前 
朝向 
朝夕 
朝天 
朝廷 
朝思暮想 
朝拜 
朝日 
朝朝暮暮 
朝气 (朝氣)
朝气蓬勃 (朝氣蓬勃)
朝圣 (朝聖)
朝野 
朝阳门 (朝陽門)
朝露 
朝鲜族 (朝鮮族)
清朝 
汉朝 (漢朝)
王朝 
皇朝 
秦朝 

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鮮

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  • 956th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 65 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
鮮→
魚羊
2Radical
鮮→
魚fish羊sheep
3Graphical
鮮→
⺈冂一丨一灬一二丨丷

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiān (xian1)fresh • bright (in color) • delicious • tasty • delicacy • aquatic foods • seldom
2. xiǎn (xian3)few • rare

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

新鲜 (新鮮)
海鲜 (海鮮)
鲜花 (鮮花)

Uncommon

保鲜膜 (保鮮膜)
光鲜 (光鮮)
朝鲜 (朝鮮)
鲜亮 (鮮亮)
鲜明 (鮮明)
鲜活 (鮮活)
鲜红 (鮮紅)
鲜美 (鮮美)
鲜艳 (鮮艷)
鲜血 (鮮血)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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